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Linear and V-Shaped Nonlinear Optical Chromophores with Multiple 4H-Pyran-4-ylidene Moieties§ Raquel Andreu,† Elena Gal an,† Javier Garı´ n,*,† Vanessa Herrero,† Edurne Lacarra,† Jes us Orduna,† Raquel Alicante,‡ and Belen Villacampa‡ †

Departamento de Quı´mica Org anica and ‡Departamento de Fı´sica de la Materia Condensada, ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain [email protected] Received December 16, 2009

A simple synthesis of dipolar one- and two-dimensional chromophores bearing two or three 4H-pyran4-ylidene moieties is reported. Whereas the pyranylidene fragments acting as donors are proaromatic, the spacer one is not. In the linear derivatives, chain elongation gives rise to a sharp increase in the second order nonlinear optical responses, but some V-shaped derivatives display first hyperpolarizabilities (β) lower than those of their linear analogues. This uncommon feature lends experimental support to previous theoretical studies on the relative contribution and sign of the β-tensor components.

Introduction Donor-acceptor (D-A) 4H-pyran-4-ylidene derivatives have attracted much attention because of their interesting optical properties. Thus, 4-dicyanomethylene-2-methyl6-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) is a wellknown laser dye, and many of its derivatives are useful red dopants for organic light-emitting diodes (OLED).1 Moreover, since D-A compounds are especially relevant in the study of second order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties,2 it is hardly surprising that pyranylidene-containing D-A compounds have been studied to that end.

In most cases the pyranylidene moiety is incorporated into the π-spacer, giving rise to either one-dimensional (1D) or two-dimensional (2D, also called V-shaped)3 NLO chromophores of D-A and D-A-D type, respectively.4 On the other hand, the 4H-pyran-4-ylidene fragment has been much less studied as an electron-donor in D-A compounds with NLO properties. Thus, besides theoretical studies suggesting that 4-quinopyrans with twisted intramolecular charge transfer states (and therefore, zwitterionic character) should display high first hyperpolarizability (β) values,5 only a few works have experimentally studied the

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donor ability of pyranylidenes in the search for new NLO chromophores, using either organometallic6 or organic acceptors.7 The high second order NLO responses of these derivatives ultimately rely on the use of a fragment (the pyranylidene donor) gaining aromaticity on charge transfer (proaromatic), a beneficial factor first disclosed by Marder8 and successfully exploited later on.7,9 In this paper, combining the two above-mentioned strategies, we describe the synthesis and characterization of 1D and V-shaped molecules incorporating multiple 4H-pyran-4ylidene moieties (9-11), one of them acting as spacer and the other(s) as donor group(s). Experimental and theoretical evidence disclose the very different features shown by the pyranylidene rings depending on their location in the conjugated system and help explain the counterintuitive second order NLO response of the V-shaped derivatives. Results and Discussion Synthesis. For the synthesis of the target molecules, 4Hpyranylidene aldehyde 3 and its vinylogue 47 were chosen as obvious precursors (Scheme 1). Compound 3 has been previously described, although its preparation has been (6) (a) Faux, N.; Caro, B.; Robin Le-Guen, F.; Le Poul, P.; Nakatani, K.; Ishow, E. J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 4982–4988. (b) Mill an, L.; Fuentealba, M.; Manzur, C.; Carrillo, D.; Faux, N.; Caro, B.; Robin Le-Guen, F.; Sinbandhit, S.; Ledoux-Rak, I.; Hamon, J.-R. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 1131–1138. (c) Faux, N.; Robin Le-Guen, F.; Le Poul, P.; Caro, B.; Nakatani, K.; Ishow, E.; Golhen, S. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 3489–3497. (7) Andreu, R.; Carrasquer, L.; Franco, S.; Garı´ n, J.; Orduna, J.; Martı´ nez de Baroja, N.; Alicante, R.; Villacampa, B.; Allain, M. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 6647–6657. (8) Marder, S. R.; Beratan, D. N.; Cheng, L.-T. Science 1991, 252, 103– 106. (9) (a) Abbotto, A.; Beverina, L.; Bradamante, S.; Facchetti, A.; Klein, C.; Pagani, G. A.; Redi-Abshiro, M.; Wortmann, R. Chem.;Eur. J. 2003, 9, 1991–2007. (b) Andreu, R.; Garı´ n, J.; Orduna, J.; Alcala, R.; Villacampa, B. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 3143–3146. (c) Kay, A. J.; Woolhouse, A. D.; Zhao, Y.; Clays, K. J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 1321–1330. (d) Andreu, R.; Blesa, M. J.; Carrasquer, L.; Garı´ n, J.; Orduna, J.; Villacampa, B.; Alcala, R.; Casado, J.; Ruiz-Delgado, M. C.; L opez-Navarrete, J. T.; Allain, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8835–8845. (e) Alı´ as, S.; Andreu, R.; Blesa, M. J.; Franco, S.; Garı´ n, J.; Gragera, A.; Orduna, J.; Romero, P.; Villacampa, B.; Allain, M. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 6440–6446. (f) Alı´ as, S.; Andreu, R.; Blesa, M. J.; Cerd an, M. A.; Franco, S.; Garı´ n, J.; L opez, C.; Orduna, J.; Sanz, J.; Alicante, R.; Villacampa, B.; Allain, M. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 5890– 5898. (g) Schmidt, J.; Schmidt, R.; W€ urthner, F. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 6355–6362. (h) Andreu, R.; Cerdan, M. A.; Franco, S.; Garı´ n, J.; Marco, A. B.; Orduna, J.; Palomas, D.; Villacampa, B.; Alicante, R.; Allain, M. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4963–4966.

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reported either to take place in very low yield (10%)10 or to give unpurified 3 in unstated yield.11 Alternatively, 3 has been synthesized in 60% yield by thermolysis of not easily available dihydroxytelluranes, in turn prepared by oxidation of telluropyrylium dyes.12 We have developed a convenient, short synthesis of aldehyde 3, by incorporating two important modifications into one of those previously reported procedures.11 The first one involves the use of the easily available 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylpyrylium triflate (1),13 which was reacted with DMF/acetic anhydride, thus avoiding the use of the potentially explosive perchlorate salt. In the second modification, the resulting iminium salt (2) was purified and isolated in good yield (82%). This is advantageous since salt 2 is a stable solid that, unlike the desired aldehyde, can be stored at room temperature, and its hydrolysis takes place smoothly to give 3 (83% yield). The new acceptor 7c was prepared from pyrone 514 and diethylthiobarbituric acid (6) in 79% yield (Scheme 2), using a similar procedure to that recently reported for the synthesis of 7a,b.14 Concerning the remaining acceptors, 8a is commercially available, and 8b,c were prepared as previously described.4h,15,16 The Knoevenagel reaction of the tert-butyl-substituted acceptors 7a-c with aldehydes 3 and 4 afforded the desired 1D target compounds in medium to good yields (42-67% for 9a-c and 63-79% for 11a-c, Scheme 3). It is noteworthy that in the synthesis of 11c a small amount of 9c is also formed. This kind of degradation or vinylene-shortening reaction occurring in the preparation of relatively long merocyanines has already been reported by us9f,17 and others.18 (10) Wadsworth, D. H.; Detty, M. R.; Murray, B. J.; Weidner, C. H.; Haley, N. F. J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 2676–2681. (11) Wilt, J. R.; Reynolds, G. A.; Van Allan, J. A. Tetrahedron 1973, 29, 795–803. (12) Detty, M. R. Organometallics 1991, 10, 702–712. (13) Anderson, A. G.; Stang, P. J. J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 3034–3036. (14) Yao, Y.-S.; Xiao, J.; Wang, X.-S.; Deng, Z.-B.; Zhang, B.-W. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2006, 16, 709–718. (15) Kelemen, J.; Wizinger, R. Helv. Chim. Acta 1962, 45, 1908–1917. (16) Brooker, L. G. S.; Webster, F. G. U. S. Patent 2,965,486, December 20, 1960; Chem. Abstr. 1961, 55, 8131. (17) Alı´ as, S.; Andreu, R.; Cerd an, M. A.; Franco, S.; Garı´ n, J.; Orduna, J.; Romero, P.; Villacampa, B. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 6539–6542.

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FIGURE 1. Conformers of compounds 9a and 10a.

The V-shaped compounds 10a-c were similarly prepared by the reaction of acceptors 8a-c with 2 equiv of aldehyde 3 (Scheme 3). As expected for such reactions,4h a small amount of the corresponding monosubstituted derivative (9, R = Me) was also formed, compounds 10 being purified by column chromatography. It should be mentioned that there are very few precedents in the literature of compounds like 9-11, in which a proaromatic donor is linked to the 2-position of a 4H-pyranylidene ring.16,19 Structure of Precursors 2 and 3. It is noteworthy that, in our hands, the 1H NMR spectrum of 3 in CDCl3 is partly different from those previously reported, since the resonance signals of H-3 and H-5 of the pyran ring appear at very different chemical shifts (δ = 5.87 and 7.09 ppm) and not at ca. 6.50 ppm.10,12 The reasons for this discrepancy remain unclear, but the 1H NMR spectrum of 3 registered by us is in good agreement with the widely different chemical shifts of the ring hydrogen atoms at C-3 and C-5 of the thiopyran20 and telluropyran21 analogues of 3. Moreover, the 3JHH coupling constant (6.9 Hz) of the CHO hydrogen atom reveals that the formyl group adopts an s-trans geometry, as opposed to the s-cis geometry shown by 4-acetylmethylenepyrans.22 On passing, it should be noted that 1H NMR

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(18) (a) Alain, V.; Blanchard-Desce, M.; Ledoux-Rak, I.; Zyss, J. Chem. Commun. 2000, 353–354. (b) Coe, B. J.; Harris, J. A.; Asselberghs, I.; Wostyn, K.; Clays, K.; Persoons, A.; Brunschwig, B. S.; Coles, S. J.; Gelbrich, T.; Light, M. E.; Hursthouse, M. B.; Nakatani, K. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2003, 13, 347–357. (c) Beverina, L.; Fu, J.; Leclercq, A.; Zojer, E.; Pacher, P.; Barlow, S.; Van Stryland, E. W.; Hagan, D. J.; Bredas, J.-L.; Marder, S. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 7282–7283. (19) (a) Van Allan, J. A.; Reynolds, G. A. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 1980, 17, 1585–1586. (b) Tolmachev, A. I.; Kachkovskii, A. D.; Kudinova, M. A.; Kurdiukov, V. V.; Ksenzov, S.; Schrader, S. Dyes Pigments 2007, 74, 348– 356. (20) Young, D. N.; Detty, M. R. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 4692–4700. (21) Detty, M. R.; Young, D. N.; Williams, A. J. J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 6631–6634. (22) (a) Ostensen, E. T.; Undheim, K. Acta Chem. Scand. 1973, 27, 2184– 2192. (b) Balaban, A. T.; Wray, V.; Furmanova, N. G.; Minkin, V. I.; Minkina, L. S.; Czernysch, Yu. E.; Borodkin, G. S. Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1985, 1587–1595.

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data for salt 2 show the s-trans arrangement between the pyranylidene moiety and the iminium group, and the balanced contributions of the iminium limiting form (as depicted in the Scheme 1) and the alternative pyrylium form. In fact, the two distinct resonances of the dimethylamino group imply that the Me2N-C bond has substantial double bond character indicative of the iminium form.23 On the other hand, the 3JHH value of ca. 12 Hz for the exocyclic vinylic hydrogen atoms of 2 is nearly identical to that found in streptocyanines24 and greater than those of 3-aryl-2-propenylideniminium salts,25 thus pointing to an appreciable contribution of the alternative pyrylium contributor. Similar considerations have been made for other hetarylidene-derived iminium salts.26 Structure of Compounds 9-11. 1H NMR and Theoretical Studies. The herein reported compounds can exist as s-cis or s-trans conformers around the bond linking the acceptorbearing pyranylidene moiety to the polyenic spacer. Concerning the 1D-derivatives 9 and 11, theoretical calculations show that both geometries are nearly isoenergetic (within 1 kcal/mol), and in fact, both of them have been considered in the literature for closely related dyes.1d,27 To study their structure in solution, we have carried out NOE experiments on compound 9a in CDCl3 at room temperature. They show a NOE between Ha (but not Hb) and the nearby H atom of the pyranylidene ring, thus demonstrating that 9a exists in solution in s-trans geometry (Figure 1), the same displayed by the analogous compound DCM28 and related derivatives in the solid state.14 On the other hand, no definitive conclusion concerning the conformational preference of the V-shaped derivatives can be reached because experiments on 10a (at 0 °C in CDCl3) show the existence of a NOE between the pyranylidene H atoms and both Ha and Hb, which can be interpreted as the result of a rapid equilibrium between the symmetric closed (SC), the symmetric open (SO), and the asymmetric (AS) conformers (Figure 1). Calculations also show very small (23) Michelot, R.; Khfdua, H. Tetrahedron 1973, 29, 1031–1036. (24) Scheibe, G.; Seiffert, W.; Hohlneicher, G.; Jutz, Ch.; Springer, H. J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1966, 7, 5053–5059. (25) Childs, R. F.; Dickie, B. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 5041–5046. (26) (a) Chen, C.-T.; Marder, S. R. Adv. Mater. 1995, 7, 1030–1033. (b) Andreu, R.; Carrasquer, L.; Cerd an, M. A.; Fern andez, A.; Franco, S.; Garı´ n, J.; Orduna, J. Synlett 2007, 1470–1472. (27) Van Tassle, A. J.; Prantil, M. A.; Fleming, G. R. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 18989–18995. (28) Barbon, A.; Bott, E. D.; Brustolon, M.; Fabris, M.; Kahr, B.; Kaminsky, W.; Reid, P. J.; Wong, S. M.; Wustholz, K. L.; Zanre, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 11548–11557.

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FIGURE 2. Labels for 1H NMR data and theoretical calculations.

energy differences between these structures (up to ca. 1 kcal/ mol), and therefore a marked influence of the environment (e.g., crystal, applied field, or solvent) on the conformational equilibrium can be expected.29 To facilitate the discussion of further structural features of compounds 9-11, their different subunits and some relevant atoms and parameters are labeled as shown in Figure 2, where BLA (bond length alternation)30 stands for the difference between the average C-C and CdC bond lengths along the spacer (indicated in bold). The proaromaticity of the 4H-pyran-4-ylidene donor moiety in polyene-linked D-A compounds has recently been demonstrated.7 Similarly, the so-called donor pyran fragment(s) of derivatives 9-11 have proaromatic character, as shown by 1H NMR data and theoretical calculations. Thus, H-3 and H-5 of that ring in compounds 9 appear at δ values similar to those displayed by the corresponding H atoms in linear polyenic analogues of the same conjugation length.7 The observed upfield shift for such protons on passing from compounds 9 to 11 reveals a decrease in the aromatic (zwitterionic) contribution on lengthening the spacer, since H-3 and H-5 of the pyranylidene ring are known to undergo downfield shifts as the pyrylium character of the ring increases.6b,26a Similarly, those H atoms in compounds 10 have slightly lower δ values than those of the corresponding 1Dderivatives 9, thus pointing to a lower aromatic character for the donor pyran rings of the V-shaped compounds. The acyclic polyenic fragments linking the pyranylidene subunits of compounds 9-11 have a merocyanine-like character since their polymethinic H atoms show an oscillatory behavior of their chemical shifts24,31 and ΔJ values in the range 2.2 - 2.6 Hz (ΔJ, defined as the difference between the averaged 3JHH values of the double and single bonds along the polymethine chain,32 ranges from 0 Hz in cyanines to ca. 6 Hz in polyenes).24,33 Compounds 9 show lower ΔJ values than 10-11, thus confirming the higher proaromatic character of the donor pyran in the former derivatives. Furthermore, a comparison of compounds 9 with their analogues featuring acyclic polyenic spacers reveals that the latter have much lower (29) Chang, P.-H.; Chen, J.-Y.; Tsai, H.-C.; Hsiue, G.-H. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2009, 47, 4937–4949. (30) Marder, S. R.; Perry, J. W.; Tiemann, B. G.; Gorman, C. B.; Gilmour, S.; Biddle, S. L.; Bourhill, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 2524– 2526. (31) Kulinich, A. V.; Ishchenko, A. A.; Groth, U. M. Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 2007, 68, 6–14. (32) Marder, S. R.; Perry, J. W.; Bourhill, G.; Gorman, C. B.; Tiemann, B. G.; Mansour, K. Science 1993, 261, 186–189. (33) Blanchard-Desce, M.; Alain, V.; Bedworth, P. V.; Marder, S. R.; Fort, A.; Runser, C.; Barzoukas, M.; Lebus, S.; Wortmann, R. Chem.;Eur. J. 1997, 3, 1091–1104.

ΔJ values (e1 Hz)7 and therefore more polarized ground states, an hypothesis that is also supported theoretically. Thus, calculations on thiobarbiturate derivatives 9c-11c reveal a low BLA value for 9c (0.037 A˚), which slightly increases on lengthening the spacer (11c, BLA = 0.041 A˚). Similarly, 10c has a BLA value (0.039 A˚) higher than that of 9c. Furthermore, the noticeably lower BLA value of the linear analogue 12 (0.031 A˚) shows that the introduction of the pyranylidene moiety into the polyenic spacer results in a more alternated structure with a less efficient conjugation between the donor and acceptor ends of the molecule. This is in good agreement with the aromaticity of the pyranylidene ring of 12, which as calculated by its Bird index34 (I6 = 39.8) is higher than that of the donor pyran ring of 9c (I6 = 38.4).

The remaining acceptors (series a and b) show features similar to those of c, although the slightly increased ΔJ values (2.5-2.6 Hz) of compounds b suggest a comparatively weaker electron-withdrawing effect of the indanedione acceptor, which is confirmed by the decrease of BLA values in the series: b > a > c. Concerning the spacer pyran ring, its H atoms (H-30 and H-50 , see Figure 2) are progressively shielded on increasing the number of donor chains (for instance, their δ values decrease in the series 7c > 9c > 10c). This shielding effect caused by the donor pyran group slightly decreases on increasing the spacer length, giving rise to higher δ values for those protons in compounds 11 than in 9. The calculated geometries of the spacer pyrans in the nonsymmetrical derivatives 9 and 11 show that there is a much lower degree of bond length alternation on the donorcontaining side (as measured by the (a - b) parameter) than on the other side (c - d), as exemplified in Figure 3 for compounds c.

FIGURE 3. Selected bonds and bond length differences (in A˚) in the spacer pyran.

This asymmetry, also found in the solid-state structure of DCM,28 strongly suggests (i) that the zwitterionic form II (Figure 4) is not a relevant contributor, thus ruling out the proaromaticity of this ring, and (ii) that there is an important participation of the merocyanine-like form III to the description of these molecules, the contribution of form IV being more limited. Moreover, when different acceptors are compared, the fact that (a - b) decreases in the order b > a > c suggests that the thiobarbiturate is the strongest acceptor. (34) (a) Bird, C. W. Tetrahedron 1985, 41, 1409–1414. (b) Bird, C. W. Tetrahedron 1986, 42, 89–92.

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FIGURE 4. Some limiting forms of compounds 9 and 11.

FIGURE 6. Limiting forms of compounds 10 and their 2,6-dimethFIGURE 5. Related 2,4-bis(dialkylamino)pyrylium salts.

2,4-Bis(dialkylamino)pyrylium salts (13) represent a closely related situation, since X-ray diffraction data35 and NMR measurements36 indicate a predominance of the vinamidinium limiting forms (13b, 13c) over the pyrylium form (13a) (Figure 5). In a similar way, symmetrical compounds 10 show low (a - b) values, and this relative bond length equalization must be essentially due to the strong interactions between the 4-acceptor group and the 2- and 6-donor groups through the pyran spacer since, on replacement of the donor groups by methyl substituents (Figure 6), the decrease in (a - b) is much lower and can only be attributed to the proaromaticity of the pyran ring (e.g., for 10a, (a - b) = 0.056 A˚, whereas for its dimethyl analogue 14 bearing the same acceptor, (a - b) = 0.082 A˚).4i Therefore, compounds 10 should be best viewed as crossconjugated merocyanines. Dipole moment measurements,37 theoretical calculations37 and NMR experiments36b,c on 2,6diamino-γ-pyrones, and UV-vis spectra of related ketocyanines38 have also been interpreted along similar lines. Taken together, all of these results clearly signal that, unlike the donor pyran ring(s), the spacer pyrans of compounds 9-11 do not have a noticeable proaromatic character. Electrochemistry. The electrochemical properties of 9-11 were determined by cyclic voltammetry. Most of these derivatives show one irreversible oxidation wave and one reversible reduction wave (table 1). When compounds 9 and 11 are compared, it can be seen that lenghtening the spacer gives rise to a cathodic (anodic) shift of the oxidation (reduction) potentials, pointing to a weaker interaction between the donor and acceptor endgroups for the longer derivatives. This is in good agreement with the higher HOMO energies and the lower LUMO energies of compounds 11. Concerning compounds 10, it is noteworthy that even though they show Eox values similar to those of 9, they are also easier to reduce. Moreover, a comparison of the LUMO energy values in any series (35) Barnes, J. C.; Paton, J. D.; Spitzner, R.; Schroth, W. Tetrahedron 1990, 46, 2935–2942. (36) (a) Kleinpeter, E.; Spitzner, R.; Schroth, W. Magn. Reson. Chem. 1987, 25, 688–695. (b) Kleinpeter, E.; Spitzner, R.; Schroth, W.; Pihlaja, K.; Mattinen, J. Magn. Reson. Chem. 1988, 26, 707–713. (c) Kleinpeter, E.; Spitzner, R.; Peters, A.; Schroth, W.; Pihlaja, K. J. Prakt. Chem. 1990, 332, 313–318. (37) Schroth, W.; Spitzner, R.; Minkin, V. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1993, 6, 489–493. (38) Krasnaya, Z. A.; Smirnova, Y. V.; Tatikolov, A. S.; Kuz’min, V. A. Russ. Chem. Bull. 1999, 48, 1329–1334.

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(9-11) points to the fact that the thiobarbiturate group is the strongest acceptor among those employed in this work. UV-vis Spectroscopy. UV-vis spectra show that, for any series of compounds (9, 10 or 11), λmax values decrease in the following order: c > b > a. This trend is in good agreement with previous observations on pyranylidene-based chromophores4g,i and confirms that the thiobarbiturate group is the strongest of the herein studied acceptors. Concerning the effect of chain lengthening, there is a noticeable bathochromic shift on passing from compounds 9 to 11 (see Supporting Information). The magnitude of this vinylene shift is nevertheless small (ca. 20 nm), a situation reminiscent of that found in pyrane-containing merocyanines with low-basicity donor end groups.19b In good agreement with previous experimental4g-i and theoretical results,4e,i 2D compounds 10 show red-shifted absorptions when compared to their 1D analogues 9. It is noteworthy that unlike 10a,b, which show strongly overlapped bands, 10c shows clearly resolved bands, a distinctive feature supported by theoretical calculations (see below). Finally, compounds 9, 10, and 11 show positive solvatochromism. This behavior has been encountered a number of times for 1D4i,19b,39 and V-shaped pyran chromophores4i and can be traced back to the increase in dipole moment associated to the lowest energy transition.40 Nonlinear Optical Properties. The second order nonlinear optical properties of compounds 9-11 were measured by electric field-induced second harmonic generation (EFISH) at 1,907 nm in dichloromethane, and the static (zerofrequency) μβ0 values were calculated by the two-level model41 (for the sake of comparison Disperse Red 1, a common benchmark of organic NLO-chromophores, gives a μβ0 value of ca. 480  10-48 esu in the same experimental conditions). Since the two-level model is a valid approximation only for compounds with a single low-energy ICT transition, the μβ0 values reported in Table 2 are reliable for compounds 11 but only approximate for compounds 9. Moreover, the spectral features of compounds 10 preclude the calculation of well-founded μβ0 values for the V-shaped derivatives. In any case, Table 2 reveals that for each series of compounds (9-11), dicyanomethylene and thiobarbituric (39) Boldrini, B.; Cavalli, E.; Painelli, A.; Terenziani, F. J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 6286–6294. (40) (a) Meyer, M.; Mialocq, J. C. Opt. Commun. 1987, 64, 264–268. (b) Khohlova, S. S.; Lebedev, N. G.; Bondarev, S. L.; Knyukshto, V. N.; Turban, A. A.; Mikhailova, V. A.; Ivanov, A. I. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 2005, 104, 189–196. (41) Kanis, D. R.; Ratner, M. A.; Marks, T. J. Chem. Rev. 1994, 94, 195– 242.

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Electrochemical Data,a EHOMO and ELUMO Valuesb (eV), and UV-vis Data Ered1/2 EHOMO ELUMO Eox þ0.80 þ0.72 þ0.76 þ0.83 þ0.74 þ0.72 þ0.55 þ0.53 þ0.59

-1.34 (0.12) -1.26 (0.10) -1.18 (0.11) -1.12 (0.13) -1.19 (0.15) -1.12 (0.12), -1.91c -1.28 (0.11) -1.18 (0.11) -1.21c

-5.75 -5.52 -5.72 -5.50 -5.29 -5.40 -5.60 -5.39 -5.56

-2.98 -2.78 -3.03 -2.81 -2.68 -2.89 -3.09 -2.89 -3.12

λmax (CH2Cl2) (log ε)

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519 (4.72), 558 (sh) 547 (4.74), 577 (sh) 587 (4.52) 522 (4.70), 574 (sh) 552 (4.64), 614 (sh) 552 (4.87), 633 (4.64) 543 (4.76) 572 (4.68) 602 (4.70)

526 559 593 527, 582 (sh) 560, 631 (sh) 561, 658 555 587 619

In volts, 10-3 M in CH2Cl2 vs Ag/AgCl (KCl 3 M), glassy carbon working electrode, Pt counter electrode, 20 °C, 0.1 M Bu4NPF6, 100 mV s-1 scan rate. Peak-to-peak separation (ΔEp, in volts) in parentheses. Ferrocene internal reference E1/2 = þ0.43 V (ΔEp = 0.17). bCalculated in the gas phase at the B3P86/6-31G*//B3P86/6-31G* level for the geometries shown in Figure 1 (AS conformer for compounds 10a-c). cIrreversible wave. a

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Experimentala and Calculatedb NLO Properties experimental

compd

μβe

μβ0e

9a 9b 9c 10a

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698 529 652

10b

10c

11a 11b 11c

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2630 1600 2530

1633 932 1370

CPHFc

conformerf

μβ0g

SC

415 249 380 -107

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41

SO

658

-13

74

SC

-228

-64

48

SO

317

-20

84

SC

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58

SO

757

-25

95

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h βzzz

TDDFTd h βzyy

E (eV) 2.78 2.64 2.57 2.34 2.51 2.43 2.52 2.27 2.45 2.38 2.47 2.18 2.41 2.30 2.46 2.55 2.45 2.38

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f

Δμge (D)

B A B A B A B A B A B A

1.57 1.75 1.68 0.26 0.32 0.64 0.08 0.33 0.70 1.31 0.23 0.38 0.71 1.53 0.21 2.06 2.18 2.09

2.34 7.18 3.90 5.53 -2.31 0.29 -3.53 8.03 -1.51 4.17 -3.31 7.49 -4.92 3.98 -5.65 7.48 11.30 9.37

a In CH2Cl2 at 1907 nm. bOn B3P86/6-31G* geometries. cCPHF/6-31G* level. dB3P86/6-31G* level. eIn 10-48 esu. Experimental accuracy: (10%. See Figure 1. gIn 10-48 esu. hIn 10-30 esu.

f

derivatives show μβ values higher than those of their indanedione analogues, thus confirming the weaker electronwithdrawing ability of the latter acceptor. When 1D compounds (9 and 11) are compared, it can be seen that lengthening the polyenic chain by a single vinylene unit gives rise to an important increase in the second order NLO response, the μβ values of compounds 11 being roughly double those of 9. Coupled-perturbed Hartree-Fock (CPHF) calculations qualitatively reproduce the experimentally observed trends, although the calculated μβ0 values of compounds 9 (11) are sistematically underestimated (overestimated). Moreover, TDDFT calculations provide a better understanding of the factors responsible for the NLO response, since they afford the parameters involved in the two-level model. In this approach, β0 µ Δμgef/E3, where Δμge is the difference between the excited- and ground-state dipole moments (μe and μg, respectively), f is the oscillator strength, and E is the excitation energy. The increase in Δμge and f, together with the decrease in E on lengthening of the spacer, readily accounts for the higher μβ0 values of 11 when compared with those of 9. TDDFT calculations show that most of the experimental hyperpolarizability (β) in these 1D derivatives is accounted for by the intense, low-lying HOMO f LUMO transition. Such orbitals, exemplified for 9c in Figure 7, show that, on excitation, electron density is essentially transferred from the donor pyran ring to the spacer pyran and not to the thiobarbituric moiety.

FIGURE 7. Frontier orbitals of 9c.

This counterintuitive result is confirmed by the variation in the Mulliken charges of the different molecular fragments upon excitation (Δq, Table 3), which reveals that in these compounds the alleged acceptor becomes a weak donor. 2D compounds 10 (except 10c) show experimental μβ values lower than those of their 1D-analogues 9 of the same length. This is at first sight surprising since the opposite trend has been repeatedly reported,4a,d,g-i but theoretical calculations shed some light on the optical properties of compounds 10. CPHF and TDDFT calculations on the quasi-isoenergetic C2 conformers SO and SC of 10 (Figure 1) have been J. Org. Chem. Vol. 75, No. 5, 2010

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9c HOMO f LUMO 10c HOMO f LUMO 10c HOMO-1 f LUMO

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a Δq value for each (donor pyran þ polyenic spacer) fragment in the SO conformer.

carried out with the molecules lying in the yz plane and taking the C2 axis as the z direction. In such orientation, only two components of the β tensor have to be taken into account, βzzz (“diagonal”) and βzyy (“off-diagonal”), being the EFISH-sampled component βvec = βz = βzzz þ βzyy. Table 2 reveals that CPHF-calculated βz values are always negative for the SC conformers. On the other hand, the calculated βz (and hence, μβ values) for the SO conformers are in better agreement with the experimental ones, and therefore most of the following discussion will make use of this geometry. According to CPHF calculations, βzyy values of compounds 10 are always positive, whereas βzzz are negative, and given that for the SO conformers | βzyy | > | βzzz |, they are calculated to show positive β values. The fact that βzyy > 0 is in good agreement with previous reports on related V-shaped pyranylidene derivatives,4a,f,i but βzzz, instead of contributing to β in an additive fashion,4a is negative, a situation that had been theoretically predicted by Champagne.4f It is noteworthy that CPHF calculations predict larger μβ0 values for the SO conformers of compounds 10 than for 9, in marked contrast to the experimental results for 9a/10a and 9b/10b. This seeming contradiction can be solved taking into account the existence of SC conformers in the conditions of the EFISH experiments since, as a result of their larger negative βzzz values, they contribute in a negative fashion to the experimentally observed μβ values. TDDFT calculations (Table 2) show that for the SO conformers the lowest-lying transition is polarized perpendicular to the C2 axis (B symmetry), whereas the second one is polarized parallel to it (A symmetry). The former, with a positive Δμge value and high oscillator strength, is associated with the off-diagonal component (βzyy), whereas the latter, with a negative Δμge value and lower f is at the origin of the comparatively smaller and negative βzzz value. The larger absolute values of βzyy compared with βzzz can be traced back to the large angle between the two charge transfer axes.4f This angle (defined as that formed by the two lines passing through the oxygen atoms of the donor pyrans and the carbon atom of the acceptor linked to the spacer pyran) is very high for the SO conformers (e.g., for 10c, 131°), whereas SC conformers display much lower angles (44° for 10c) and therefore show decreased (increased) βzyy (βzzz) values. The lowest transition in compounds 10 is HOMO f LUMO, and Figure 8 shows for 10c that, on excitation, electron density is transferred from the donor wings to the spacer pyran and the thiobarbituric moiety. On the other hand, the next transition contributing to β is HOMO-1 f LUMO, giving rise to a charge transfer from the thiobarbituric fragment to the spacer pyran (see Table 3) and therefore to negative βzzz values. It is noteworthy that, according to previous studies,4f such negative values are indicative of strong donor/acceptor pairs, thus providing 1690

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FIGURE 8. Orbitals of 10c involved in the lowest energy electronic transitions.

an additional indication of the strong donating ability of the proaromatic pyranylidene rings. On passing, it should be noted that TDDFT calculations (Table 2) predict a larger relative gap between the two lowest energy transitions of 10c when compared with 10a and 10b, correlating with the observed UV-vis spectra. Although for the sake of simplicity the previous discussion has focused on the symmetric conformers of 10, CPHF calculations on the slightly more stable AS conformers (Figure 1) have also been carried out and provide μβ0 values (10a, 623  10-48 esu; 10b, 311  10-48 esu; 10c, 668  10-48 esu) similar to those of the SO conformers. Finally, it is worth noting that the donor ability of the proaromatic pyranylidene fragment is similar to that of the N,N-diethylanilino group, as judged from the μβ0 values of the corresponding 1D derivatives.4i On the other hand, when 2D compounds are compared, the anilino analogues show in most cases higher μβ values because of the opposite contribution of βzyy and βzzz to the NLO response of compounds 10. To sum up, linear (D-A) and V-shaped (D-A-D) NLOchromophores bearing multiple 4H-pyran-4-ylidene moieties have been prepared for the first time. Unlike the donor pyranylidene fragments, the spacer pyranylidenes do not show noticeable proaromatic character. The strong acceptor character of the spacer pyran ring on excitation is responsible for the negative diagonal hyperpolarizability (βzzz) values of the 2D compounds herein studied, which in some cases give rise to lower second order NLO responses compared with those of their 1D-counterparts. This unsual behavior can be accounted for by the different signs of the diagonal and the off-diagonal components of β, which had been predicted on theoretical grounds. Experimental Section Compounds 1,13 4,7 5,14 7a-b,14 8b,15,42 and 8c16 were prepared as previously described. N,N-Dimethyl 2-(2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)ethylideniminium Triflate (2). To a refluxed solution of 2,6-di-tertbutyl-4-methylpyrilium triflate (1) (2.9 g, 8.15 mmol) in acetic anhydride (29 mL) was added anhydrous DMF (2.9 mL, 37 mmol) under argon. The mixture was refluxed for 15 min, (42) Kim, D. U.; Paik, S.-H.; Kim, S.-H.; Tak, Y.-H.; Han, Y.-S.; Kim, S.-D.; Kim, K.-B.; Ju, H.-J.; Kim, T.-J. Mater. Sci. Eng., C 2004, 24, 147– 149.

Andreu et al. then allowed to cool to room temperature, and finally poured into ice-cooled Et2O (250 mL). The resulting green solid was isolated by filtration, washed with cold Et2O and dried, to afford the iminium salt 2 (2.75 g, 82%). Mp 258-260 °C. IR (Nujol, cm-1) 1606 (CdN). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.72 (d, J = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 6.41 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 5.42 (d, J = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 3.56 (s, 3H), 3.18 (s, 3H), 1.36 (s, 9H), 1.31 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): δ 174.4, 174.1, 159.3, 158.1, 122.4, 108.4, 102.7, 98.5, 47.1, 38.6, 37.1, 36.6, 27.9, 27.1. MS (MALDIþ): m/z 262 [C17H28NO]þ. Anal. Calcd for C18H28F3NO4S: C 52.54, H 6.86, N 3.40. Found: C 52.29, H 7.03, N 3.11. 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-formylmethylene-4H-pyran (3). To a solution of salt 2 (493 mg, 1.2 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) was added aqueous NaOH 10% (1.08 mL, 2.5 equiv). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 7 h. Then, a second portion of NaOH (2.16 mL, 5 equiv) was added, and the reaction was stirred overnight. CH2Cl2 (50 mL) was added, and the organic layer was washed with water (3  100 mL), dried (MgSO4) and evaporated. A pale yellow oil (234 mg, 83%) was obtained. The product can be used without further purification, but as soon as possible. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 9.74 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (br s, 1H), 5.87 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 5.32 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.24 (s, 9H), 1.22 (s, 9H). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz): δ 9.78 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.11 (s, 1H), 6.12 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 5.33 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 1.23 (s, 9H), 1.20 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3,100 MHz): δ 187.6, 168.8, 168.7, 148.5, 109.5, 105.0, 99.8, 36.2, 36.0, 27.9, 27.8. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C15H23O2 (M þ H)þ 235.1693; found 235.1687; calcd for C15H22NaO2 (M þ Na)þ 257.1512; found 257.1510. Anal. Calcd for C15H22O2: C 76.88, H 9.46. Found: C 76.41, H 9.07. 5-(2-tert-Butyl-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)-1,3-diethyl-2thioxodihydropyrimidine-4,6-dione (7c). A solution of 2-tertbutyl-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (5) (500 mg, 3 mmol) and 1,3diethylthiobarbituric acid (6) (600 mg, 3 mmol) in acetic anhydride (4.5 mL) was refluxed under argon atmosphere for 2.5 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to reach room temperature, and the resulting solid was filtered off, washed with cold methanol and dried. A yellow solid was obtained (825 mg, 79%). Mp 179-181 °C. IR (Nujol, cm-1) 1132 (CdS), 1667 (CdO). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.96 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.80-8.79 (m, 1H), 4.58 (q, J = 6.8 Hz, 4H), 2.49 (d, J = 0.3 Hz, 3H), 1.37 (s, 9H), 1.31 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 6H).13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): δ 177.7, 175.8, 165.5, 161.8, 158.8, 111.7, 108.1, 96.9, 43.2, 37.0, 28.2, 20.7, 12.5. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C18H25N2O3S (M þ H)þ 349.1580; found 349.1590; calcd for C18H24N2NaO3S (M þ Na)þ 371.1400; found 371.1397. Anal. Calcd for C18H24N2O3S: C 62.04, H 6.94, N 8.04. Found: C 62.33, H 7.24, N 7.87. Compounds 9a-c. General Procedure. To a solution of aldehyde 3 (234 mg; 1 mmol) and the corresponding pyranone derivative (7a-c) (1 mmol) in acetonitrile (15 mL) was added piperidine (0.11 mL; 1.1 mmol). The mixture was refluxed under argon atmosphere with exclusion of light for 7-20 h (TLC monitoring). After cooling, the solvent was distilled, and CH2Cl2 was added (100 mL). The organic layer was washed with HCl 0.1 M (2  100 mL) and water (2  100 mL) and dried (MgSO4), and the solvent evaporated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel. (E)-(2-tert-Butyl-6-(3-(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)prop-1-enyl)-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)malononitrile (9a). Reaction time: 16 h. Chromatography eluent: hexane/AcOEt (85:15). Yield: purple solid (288 mg; 67%). Mp 204-207 °C. IR (Nujol, cm-1) 2198 (CtN). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 7.52 (dd, J = 14.6 Hz, J0 = 12.3 Hz, 1H), 6.45 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.43 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.17 (d, J = 1.7 Hz,1H), 5.88 (d, J = 14.6 Hz, 1H), 5.79 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 5.58 (d, J = 12.3 Hz, 1H), 1.34 (s, 9H), 1.24 (s, 9H), 1.21 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3,

JOC Article 100 MHz): δ 171.2, 166.2, 166.1, 160.9, 156.5, 139.8, 134.4, 116.3, 116.2, 112.9, 109.9, 105.2, 104.1, 102.0, 98.5, 56.1, 36.4, 35.8, 35.6, 28.1, 27.7, 27.6. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C28H35N2O2 (M þ H)þ 431.2693; found 431.2697. Anal. Calcd for C28H34N2O2: C 78.10, H 7.96, N 6.51. Found: C 78.37, H 8.19, N 6.40. (E)-2-(2-tert-Butyl-6-(3-(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)prop-1-enyl)-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)-1,3-indanedione (9b). Reaction time: 20 h. Chromatography eluent: hexane/AcOEt (85:15). Yield: maroon solid (342 mg; 67%). Mp 114-116 °C. IR (Nujol, cm-1) 1666 (CdO). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.37 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.72-7.68 (m, 2H), 7.56-7.54 (m, 3H), 6.19 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.06 (d, J = 14.7 Hz, 1H), 5.77 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 5.61 (d, J = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 1.40 (s, 9H), 1.24 (s, 9H), 1.21 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): δ 192.9, 172.9, 165.8, 165.6, 163.3, 149.8, 140.6, 140.5, 138.9, 133.3, 132.7, 120.9, 120.8, 115.0, 110.4, 107.2, 106.7, 105.2, 103.1, 98.9, 36.7, 35.8, 35.6, 28.3, 27.8, 27.7. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C34H39O4 (M þ H)þ 511.2843; found 511.2839. Anal. Calcd for C34H38O4: C 79.97, H 7.50. Found: C 79.72, H 7.76. (E)-5-(2-tert-Butyl-6-(3-(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)prop-1-enyl)-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)-1,3-diethyl-2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-4,6-dione (9c). Reaction time: 7.5 h. Chromatography eluent: CH2Cl2. Yield: dark blue solid (237 mg; 42%). Mp 203-205 °C. IR (Nujol, cm-1) 1661 (CdO), 1132 (CdS). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.70 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 8.68 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (dd, J = 14.6 Hz, J0 = 12.4 Hz, 1H), 6.24 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.07 (d, J = 14.6 Hz, 1H), 5.83 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 5.63 (d, J = 12.4 Hz, 1H), 4.60 (q, J = 6.9 Hz, 4H), 1.42 (s, 9H), 1.32 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 6H), 1.26 (s, 9H), 1.22 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): δ 177.4, 173.0, 166.6, 166.5, 164.4, 161.9, 157.9, 140.5, 135.1, 114.5, 111.6, 110.6, 107.6, 105.6, 99.2, 96.0, 43.3, 37.0, 35.9, 35.7, 28.5, 27.8, 27.7, 12.6. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C33H45N2O4S (M þ H)þ 565.3095; found 565.3082. Anal. Calcd for C33H44N2O4S: C 70.18, H 7.85, N 4.96. Found: C 69.85, H 7.61, N 5.22. Compounds 10a-c. General Procedure. To a solution of aldehyde 3 (234 mg; 1 mmol) and the corresponding pyranone derivative (8a-c) (0.476 mmol) in acetonitrile (7.5 mL) was added piperidine (0.1 mL; 1 mmol). The mixture was refluxed under argon atmosphere with exclusion of light for 24 h. After cooling, acetonitrile was distilled, and CH2Cl2 was added (100 mL). The organic layer was washed with HCl 0.1 M (2  100 mL) and water (2  100 mL) and dried (MgSO4), and the solvent was evaporated. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel. (2,6-Bis((E)-3-(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)prop-1enyl)-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)malononitrile (10a). Chromatography eluent: hexane/AcOEt (9:1). Yield: dark maroon solid (52 mg; 18%). Mp 213-217 °C (dec). IR (Nujol, cm-1) 2201, 2184 (CtN), 1621 (CdC). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 7.42 (dd, J = 14.7 Hz, J0 = 12.1 Hz, 1H), 6.47 (s, 1H), 6.15 (d, J = 1.7 Hz,1H), 5.90 (d, J = 14.7 Hz, 1H), 5.75 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 5.57 (d, J = 12.1 Hz, 1H), 1.25 (s, 9H), 1.24 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): δ 166.1, 165.5, 160.4, 155.6, 138.8, 133.8, 117.3, 114.2, 110.8, 105.4, 103.3, 98.9, 41.4, 41.3, 36.0, 35.6, 31.0, 29.7, 27.9, 27.8, 26.8. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C40H49N2O3 (M þ H)þ 605.3738; found 605.3744. Anal. Calcd for C40H48N2O3: C 79.43, H 8.00, N 4.63. Found: C 79.68, H 8.21, N 4.45. 2-(2,6-Bis((E)-3-(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)prop1-enyl)-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)-1,3-indanedione (10b). Chromatography eluent: hexane/AcOEt 9:1, then hexane/AcOEt 8.5:1.5 and finally hexane/AcOEt 8:2. Yield: dark blue solid (55 mg; 17%). Mp 135-138 °C (dec). IR (Nujol, cm-1) 1668 (CdO), 1613 (CdC). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.33 (s, 1H), 7.69-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.53-7.45 (m, 2H), 6.19 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), J. Org. Chem. Vol. 75, No. 5, 2010

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Andreu et al. °C. IR (Nujol, cm-1) 1650 (CdO). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.38 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.35 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.73-7.68 (m, 2H), 7.59-7.55 (m, 2H), 7.22 (dd, J = 15.0 Hz, J0 = 11.6 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (dd, J = 14.0 Hz, J0 = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 6.23 (dd, J = 14.0 Hz, J0 = 11.6 Hz, 1H), 6.16 (d, J = 15.0 Hz, 1H), 6.10 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.69 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.53 (d, J = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 1.39 (s, 9H), 1.23 (s, 9H), 1.18 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): δ 192.9, 173.3, 165.1, 164.4, 162.8, 149.6, 140.6, 140.5, 138.7, 136.8, 136.1, 132.8, 125.0, 120.9, 120.8, 118.1, 111.9, 107.3, 106.8, 105.1, 103.4, 98.8, 36.8, 35.8, 35.4, 28.3, 27.9, 27.7. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C36H41O4 (M þ H) þ 537.2999; found 537.2981. Anal. Calcd for C36H40O4: C 80.56, H 7.51. Found: C 80.43, H 7.34. (E,E)-5-[2-tert-butyl-6-(5-(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)-penta-1,3-dienyl)-4H-pyran-4-ylidene]-1,3-diethyl-2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-4,6-dione (11c). Reaction time: 5 h. Purified by repeated column chromatography (first chromatography eluent: hexane/AcOEt (9:1); second chromatography eluent: CH2Cl2/hexane (9:1)). Yield: dark blue solid (186 mg; 63%). Mp 113-114 °C. IR (Nujol, cm-1) 1672 (CdO), 1108 (CdS). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.81 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 8.75 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 14.9 Hz, J0 = 11.5 Hz, 1H), 7.02 (dd, J = 13.4 Hz, J0 = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 6.25-6.15 (m, 3H), 5.72 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 5.56 (d, J = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 4.60 (q, J = 6.9 Hz, 4H), 1.42 (s, 9H), 1.32 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 6H), 1.26 (s, 9H), 1.20 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): δ 177.5, 173.6, 165.6, 165.0, 163.8, 161.9, 157.8, 140.5, 138.2, 137.3, 124.9, 117.6, 112.1, 117.7, 107.8, 105.4, 99.1, 96.4, 43.3, 37.1, 35.9, 35.6, 28.5, 27.9, 27.8, 12.6. HRMS (ESIþ): calcd for C35H47N2O4S (M þ H)þ 591.3251; found 591.3230. Anal. Calcd for C35H46N2O4S: C 71.15, H 7.85, N 4.74. Found: C 70.87, H 7.64, N 4.92.

Acknowledgment. Financial support from MICINNFEDER (CTQ2008-02942 and MAT2008-06522C02-02) and Gobierno de Arag on-Fondo Social Europeo (E39) is gratefully acknowledged. Predoctoral fellowships to E. Gal an (CSIC, JAE 2008) and R. Alicante (FPI BES 200612104) are also acknowledged. Supporting Information Available: General experimental methods, NMR and UV-vis spectra of new compounds, NLO measurements, computed energies and Cartesian coordinates of optimized geometries. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.